"Oh. You should do that."

"I will. But two things. First it's a secret and you can't tell Nanny Sarah about it. Second, I'm going to need your help.

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I was a nervous wreck. Sarah had definitely noticed something was up, but she hadn't said anything. And I was such a bad actress, several times running out of the room when my phone rang.

Finally it was the Saturday before Christmas and everything was ready. We drove up to Lauren and Rick's to drop of Heidi, just like a normal date night. We left my Escalade there and took an Uber into downtown to the Palomino, where our table...